Shelby Stewart reports: In the Texas State Board of Education’s first comprehensive amendment to their sexual education policy since 1997, the board made a decision that will effect how middle school students learn about sex, according to Aliyya Swaby at the Texas Tribune. The changes to the policy will not include education on sexual orientation, gender…
Category: Laws
CIPL Submits Response to China’s Personal Information Protection Law
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On November 18, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its response to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) of the People’s Republic of China on the Draft Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”). In its response, CIPL highlights several possible modifications of the PIPL, which it believes the…
Biometric Privacy Laws Create New Avenue for Data Breach Class Actions
Ashley Bruce Trehan and Kyle D. Black of Buchanan Ingersoll-Rooney write: As the United States continues to adjust to COVID-19, more businesses are utilizing biometric data to provide a safe environment for their customers and employees. But the unauthorized use of biometric data can lead to class action lawsuits from customers and employees. In one…
Evolution of Personal Data in U.S. Law
Theodore F. Claypoole of Womble Bond Dickinson writes: Definitions are important. How we define words sets the context for how we regulate them. In the U.S., the definitions of legally defended private information are changing, affecting the entire scope of information protection. The change in definitions reflects a desire to protect more of the data…